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capacity_n to_o receive_v the_o say_a gift_n of_o life_n for_o the_o whole_a need_v not_o the_o physician_n but_o the_o sick_a since_o original_a corruption_n be_v a_o evil_a privitive_a and_o positive_a chap._n viii_o in_o which_o be_v handle_v the_o four_o branch_n of_o the_o manifold_a wisdom_n of_o god_n precedent_o propound_v and_o be_v the_o second_o ingredient_n to_o make_v up_o the_o say_a posture_n namely_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n strive_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o man_n in_o the_o world_n to_o preserve_v and_o increase_v the_o say_v internal_a disposedness_n consequent_o to_o depress_v the_o force_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o original_a sin_n so_o to_o bring_v and_o to_o keep_v man_n in_o the_o say_a posture_n in_o which_o they_o may_v receive_v god_n gift_n of_o eternal_a life_n this_o spirit_n of_o christ_n thus_o begin_v to_o strive_v immediate_o upon_o the_o fall_n and_o upon_o the_o say_v universal_a election_n and_o universal_a imputation_n in_o these_o 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the_o other_o for_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o one_o god_n give_v he_o no_o respect_n but_o to_o his_o discontent_n and_o discouragement_n but_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o other_o he_o encourage_v he_o to_o go_v on_o in_o his_o posture_n as_o abel_n his_o brother_n say_v if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v accept_v imply_v most_o certain_o thou_o shall_v as_o well_o as_o he_o now_o the_o ground_n why_o this_o spirit_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n that_o thus_o strive_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o mankind_n as_o with_o these_o two_o man_n it_o do_v be_v this_o because_o ever_o since_o the_o fall_a mass_n of_o mankind_n christ_n immediate_o enter_v as_o the_o first-born_a of_o every_o creature_n in_o a_o universal_a relation_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o pursuance_n of_o god_n say_v final_a end_n and_o thereupon_o according_a to_o his_o own_o say_n all_o thing_n that_o the_o father_n have_v be_v i_o and_o so_o say_v he_o the_o spirit_n shall_v take_v of_o i_o 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and_o be_v become_v corrupt_a and_o abominable_a not_o know_v the_o way_n of_o peace_n like_a to_o those_o who_o be_v confound_v and_o scatter_v at_o babel_n than_o it_o be_v employ_v that_o god_n precedent_o have_v strive_v with_o their_o spirit_n for_o now_o he_o begin_v to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o strive_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o shems_n family_n in_o that_o god_n command_v abraham_n to_o depart_v from_o his_o kindred_n and_o from_o his_o father_n house_n to_o this_o end_n to_o raise_v a_o nation_n out_o of_o his_o loin_n to_o carry_v on_o god_n say_v final_a end_n and_o so_o leave_v that_o family_n to_o themselves_o again_o when_o that_o one_o nation_n be_v existent_a and_o do_v spring_v out_o of_o abraham_n seed_n in_o number_n as_o the_o sand_n on_o the_o
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